Table 2. Statistical parameters of forensic interest for the combined Northern Iraqi (n = 500), as well as the Arab (n = 102), Kurdish (n = 104), Syriac (n = 86), Turkmen (n = 102) and Yazidi (n = 106) populations.

	Forensic Parameters		Gene Diversities
Northern Iraqi	Haplotype Diversity (HD)	0.99787	DYS19	0.6345	DYS393	0.5850	DYS458	0.8270
	Average Gene Diversity (GD)	0.6676	DYS389I	0.5964	DYS437	0.5465	DYS635	0.7644
	Number of Samples	500	DYS389II	0.7284	DYS438	0.6979	Y_GATA_H4	0.6582
	Number of Unique Haplotypes	280
	Unique Haplotypes (UH)	56.00%	DYS390	0.7079	DYS439	0.6746	DYS385a/b	0.9578
	Number of Different Haplotypes	360	DYS391	0.4934	DYS448	0.6588	Av. w/ DYS385a/b	0,6676
	Discrimination Capacity (DC)	72.00%	DYS392	0.5140	DYS456	0.6368	Av. w/o DYS385a/b	0,6482
Arab	Haplotype Diversity (HD)	0.99728	DYS19	0.5590	DYS393	0.5715	DYS458	0.8435
	Average Gene Diversity (GD)	0.6264	DYS389I	0.5609	DYS437	0.3781	DYS635	0.7357
	Number of Samples	102	DYS389II	0.6815	DYS438	0.5863	Y_GATA_H4	0.6261
	Number of Unique Haplotypes	80
	Unique Haplotypes (UH)	78.43%	DYS390	0.6128	DYS439	0.6592	DYS385a/b	0.9231
	Number of Different Haplotypes	90	DYS391	0.5950	DYS448	0.5598	Av. w/ DYS385a/b	0,6264
	Discrimination Capacity (DC)	88.24%	DYS392	0.4114	DYS456	0.7191	Av. w/o DYS385a/b	0,6067
Kurdish	Haplotype Diversity (HD)	0.99739	DYS19	0.7206	DYS393	0.6344	DYS458	0.8158
	Average Gene Diversity (GD)	0.6499	DYS389I	0.6159	DYS437	0.5264	DYS635	0.7702
	Number of Samples	104	DYS389II	0.7263	DYS438	0.6598	Y_GATA_H4	0.6673
	Number of Unique Haplotypes	84
	Unique Haplotypes (UH)	80.77%	DYS390	0.7319	DYS439	0.7382	DYS385a/b	0.9523
	Number of Different Haplotypes	93	DYS391	0.4643	DYS448	0.5250	Av. w/ DYS385a/b	0,6499
	Discrimination Capacity (DC)	89.42%	DYS392	0.3251	DYS456	0.5250	Av. w/o DYS385a/b	0,6297
Syriac	Haplotype Diversity (HD)	0.97456	DYS19	0.3794	DYS393	0.3864	DYS458	0.7453
	Average Gene Diversity (GD)	0.5978	DYS389I	0.5725	DYS437	0.5222	DYS635	0.7380
	Number of Samples	86	DYS389II	0.7312	DYS438	0.6920	Y_GATA_H4	0.5687
	Number of Unique Haplotypes	31
	Unique Haplotypes (UH)	36.05%	DYS390	0.6679	DYS439	0.5552	DYS385a/b	0.8918
	Number of Different Haplotypes	48	DYS391	0.3310	DYS448	0.5592	Av. w/ DYS385a/b	0,5978
	Discrimination Capacity (DC)	55.81%	DYS392	0.6660	DYS456	0.5587	Av. w/o DYS385a/b	0,5782
Turkmen	Haplotype Diversity (HD)	0.99592	DYS19	0.7070	DYS393	0.6034	DYS458	0.7847
	Average Gene Diversity (GD)	0.6691	DYS389I	0.6567	DYS437	0.5073	DYS635	0.7495
	Number of Samples	102	DYS389II	0.7620	DYS438	0.6926	Y_GATA_H4	0.7092
	Number of Unique Haplotypes	74
	Unique Haplotypes (UH)	72.55%	DYS390	0.7230	DYS439	0.6498	DYS385a/b	0.9516
	Number of Different Haplotypes	86	DYS391	0.5100	DYS448	0.6917	Av. w/ DYS385a/b	0,6692
	Discrimination Capacity (DC)	84.31%	DYS392	0.4060	DYS456	0.6013	Av. w/o DYS385a/b	0,6503
Yazidi	Haplotype Diversity (HD)	0.97952	DYS19	0.5349	DYS393	0.6130	DYS458	0.7916
	Average Gene Diversity (GD)	0.6542	DYS389I	0.4751	DYS437	0.6536	DYS635	0.7581
	Number of Samples	106	DYS389II	0.6849	DYS438	0.6962	Y_GATA_H4	0.5796
	Number of Unique Haplotypes	24
	Unique Haplotypes (UH)	22.64%	DYS390	0.7330	DYS439	0.6606	DYS385a/b	0.9290
	Number of Different Haplotypes	50	DYS391	0.4466	DYS448	0.6650	Av. w/ DYS385a/b	0,6542
	Discrimination Capacity (DC)	47.17%	DYS392	0.5856	DYS456	0.6598	Av. w/o DYS385a/b	0,6358